Risk assessment of heavy metals in marine fish and seafood from Kedah and Selangor coastal regions of Malaysia: a high-risk health concern for consumers

Abstract

The heavy metals namely Fe, As, Cu, Cd, and Pb were investigated in two marine fishes silver pomfret (Pampus argentus) and torpedo scad (Megalaspis cordyla), and three seafoods sibogae squid (Loligo sibogae), Indian white prawn (Fenneropenaeus indicus), and mud crab (Scylla serrata) by using inductively couple plasma spectrophotometer (ICP-MS) from two renowned fish harvesting coastal area of Malaysia named as Kedah and Selangor.

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Keywords

Heavy metal concentration, Marine fishes and seafoods, Hazard quotients (HQ), Hazard index (HI), Carcinogenic risk (CR)

Citation

Salam, M. A., Dayal, S. R., Siddiqua, S. A., Muhib, M. I., Bhowmik, S., Kabir, M. M., ... & Srzednicki, G. (2021). Risk assessment of heavy metals in marine fish and seafood from Kedah and Selangor coastal regions of Malaysia: a high-risk health concern for consumers. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(39), 55166-55175.